New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-21
HCRRAHS FOE 7. Differ.
TEN THOUSAND MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN MADE
HAPPY

len lHDN oANb hiss "O'i'~-' FN'D
HAPPY.
In spite OF heat aud thunder and lightning. and rain,
eyer 10 900 men, women and children principally from
the Fourth Ward had a happy time yesterday at the
third complimentary excursion OF the T. Diver Assoca-
ton. such big crowd has seldom gone pieasurtng
together this city The at the Doverst pier
on the East River from which tho start was made was
ike the exodus-an IrishAmcrcan exodus. The tickets
announced the hour OF departure - a. m sharp"
but the steamer Long Branch and the big hota OF SIX
barges did not get unuer TIL about H. Attracted by
tho OF the morning all the youth and beauty
OF the Fourth Ward turned out In holiday attire and
tho OF elderly people matrons, fathers OF families
and public men gave weight and dignity 10 the occa-
sion. General spinos there. so also were Sheriff
Hugh j. Grant County Clerk James a. Fack, W. BoTke
Cochran, Deputy County Clerk Gilroy ana about l2oo
other Tammany Hall braves In full war paint. The City
Fathers were represented by Aldermen Ryan, Cochrane
and Oakley. Among tho many other celebrities THE
TRIBUNE reporter noticed Thomas Foley, who was
greeted with hurrah. and handshakngs galorc Henry
Clarke NJ j. Deery, Police Captain Reilly, OF the Third
Precinct; Captain Robert Webb John j. Hefern Frank
Fagin. J. A. Morton. George Belmont j. Lyons
Mike Burns and Jim Lutz From the Jake Pertsch
association there were Peter Yuz Charles Walters Her
man Probst and T. jain, while j. fancy appeared Tor
The sherman Association. Aud OF course Pat Diver
appeared In the title role OF the play.
The women were decidedly In the majority sisters ana
cousins could be reckoned up by dozens and so could
aunts aud sweethearts 10 say nothing OF otners ahI
QrAudmOtnerB.
ali coors gave the thronga Kaleidoscope appearance
The reporter privately asked dozen young men 10 tell
him who WAS belle of the day The result was That
he found there was dozen OF her, and II he had ex
tended she would probably have been
multiplied into thousands. The names given MIN were
these Mary Mckeon, Kitty Lochener, Nifty Mccarthy
Tessie aud Annie Oren, Mamie smith, Mamie sullivan
Kitty Ianley, Hennie Hynes, Mary Welsh, Alco Maftn
ana Jessie Rourko. -, IL.
The ofcias were almost overwhelmed by the steady
of humanity that for three hours poured into the
bargos and at last when all the available accom-
mo1ations were used up, compelled TO shut on the
stream abruptly Police Captain Gastin ana number
of mis- men hard to get the procession on board in
orderly manner They were d2wn on noke e
TO the emergency They looked out Tor ladies' OF the
wears ami proportions that usually accompany Denevo
Ience and pucking their gowns, SAID! hey lsts go
along wild yezw The consequence was That some OF
these motherly persons accumulated ohorous IaniieS
Enongh 10 eat and drink had been laid In to last for
ocean voyage p Dolan had the bar He paid II 900 Tor
nil the privileges and in turn rented the lunch counter
10 A. r. Maisch for $500. Henry j. kunZ had the frut
Hoswad's orchestra supplied the music, ana Kept the
dancers feet busy throughout the day His programme
a. Grand entree" dedicated to the T. Diver Associa
iion" another a schottische entitled Fourth Ward
Inst as the barges were moving of from the pier
dozens of the men aud women who had to DO disap-
pointed tried to leap board Some sicceede Others
were forcby restrained rho browning Joke OF the hy
TO all save the victim, that Richard q. eastman,
pre the Association. who had been working hard
during tie official agonles Of the embarkation. was
among unfOrtunntes left behind Come back, come
back he In grief the otilla headed for River
cheering voices, and left amenting. sympa-
tbetc old lady with several lunch baskets and babies OF
various sizes looked at the hotila looked NJ the pier
looked at the watery gulf between looked lastly al the
president and. hopping the perspraon from her brow
with an oyergruwn umbrella ejaculated
"Mel did, Divyer!@'